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Plessy v. Ferguson
Homer Plessy was a 30 year old man who was more white than black, but was considered black. He sat in a car for the "whites" and was put in jail. -
Brown vs. Board of Education
It segregated colored kids to attend the white public schools. A little girl who lived across the street from a white scchool went to court because she had to travel 30 miles to the colored school. -
Little Rock Nine & Central High School
little rock high9 black students wanted to attend a white school. The governor called the National Guard which then the President called the federal troops and it allowed them to go to school with whites. -
Murder of Emmett Till
Emmett Till was staying the day at his uncle's house whenever 2 white men abducted him at gunpoint. The men claimed he had whistled at a white girl at the grocery store. His body was found 3 days later brually beaen and shot in the head. -
Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus Boycott
rosa parksRosa Parks refused to give her seat in the white car. she was arrested and fined, therefore causing other blacks to boycott the buses, lasting 381 days. -
Greensboro Sit-In
greensboro sit-inFour young African American sudents protested non-violently. They were hurt, and burned with hot coffee and later arrested for trespassing, disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace. -
Freedom Ride/Freedom Riders
freedom ridersA group of 13 African Americans took buses to protest segregation at bus terminals. This later issued regulations prohibiting segregation in bus and train stations. -
March on Washington
There was an exclusion of African Americans in the national defense industry. The march pressured John F. Kennedy to initiate federal civil rights. -
Civil Rights Act
This act made it illegal to discriminate people of color in public. It also provided schools, and public facilities for them and mad eemployment discrimination illegal. -
Assasination of Malcolm X
Malcolm X was similar to MLK in the sense of fighting for civil rights. He was shot to death by a group of Nation of Islam members while givinng a speech in NYC. -
Voting Rights Act (1965)
voting rightsThis act was directed towaards overcoming legal barriers a the levels that didn't allow African Americans their right to vote. -
Assasinaion of MLK
assasination of MLKMLK fought for Civil Rights and lead a peaceful protest. His death lead to outraged black Americans and helped speed up the equal housing bill.
